1. Under each of the six categories, shelter, health, water, education, energy and transport, choose one project which interests you. For each category, describe how it is designed to alleviate poverty for the project's stakeholders. (6 categories x 1 paragraph = 6 paragraphs)
Shelter - Mad Housers Hut
This project has been around since 1987, started by a group of Georgia Tech architecture students. Their goal is to build free temporary emergency shelters for the homeless in Atlanta. The intention is "that people with a secure and stable place to live are much more capable of finding other resources to help themselves". Each hut has a locking door for security, a loft for sleeping and storage, and a wood-burning stove for cooking and heat. The prefabricated huts can be set up in less than half a day. Health - AquaStar Plus! and Flow Through
The AquaStar Plus is a high-end water treatment system used by travellers, military personnel and rescue workers to filter water making it safe for drinking. AquaStar has now developed the "Flow Through" intended for use in the developing world. This new system treats water in larger batches generating more safe to drink water. Having safe drinking water is vital for survival and helps eliminate many diseases caused by contaminated water. Water - Super Money Maker Pump
The "Super Money Maker Pump" helps direct water to where it is needed through a hose similar to gardening hoses we use. The pump pulls water up from a death of up to seven meters and lifts it up to fourteen meters. This pump can help irrigate up to a two-acre area in eight hours and is fully manual. Having water for irrigation can help families make an income from farming plants. Education - One Laptop per Child
This program distributes a specially designed $100 laptop to schools designed to aid children in developing countries. The laptop is an educational tool that helps children with learning, information and communication. Energy - Starsight
The StarSight lamp combines solar-powered street lighting and internet access in a lamppost. This is a wireless configuration so it can reach areas where conventional power and telephone grids cannot reach. Transport - Q Drum
The Q-Drum is a donut shaped containter used to transport water. This rolling water container makes it much easier to transport water, making it much easier to carry water especially in rural Africa where a clean water source may be kilometers away from their home.
2. How does stakeholder analysis enable sustainable and socially responsible design? (1 paragraph)
Stakeholder analysis helps the stakeholder see the benefits of each design. Stakeholder analysis can help them realize the pros and cons of the design and it can help the stakeholders see if the design will last or not to ensure sustainability. Also, an analysis of the design can highlight the effectiveness of a design and the resources that are required to produce the design.
3. List five characteristics of socially responsible product design. (List of 5 points)
environmental friendly
sustainable for future use
low cost
simple and quick to set up
mostly aimed at those in need (i.e. homeless, developing nations)
1. Under each of the six categories, shelter, health, water, education, energy and transport, choose one project which interests you. For each category, describe how it is designed to alleviate poverty for the project's stakeholders. (6 categories x 1 paragraph = 6 paragraphs)
Shelter - Mad Housers HutThis project has been around since 1987, started by a group of Georgia Tech architecture students. Their goal is to build free temporary emergency shelters for the homeless in Atlanta. The intention is "that people with a secure and stable place to live are much more capable of finding other resources to help themselves". Each hut has a locking door for security, a loft for sleeping and storage, and a wood-burning stove for cooking and heat. The prefabricated huts can be set up in less than half a day.
Health - AquaStar Plus! and Flow Through
The AquaStar Plus is a high-end water treatment system used by travellers, military personnel and rescue workers to filter water making it safe for drinking. AquaStar has now developed the "Flow Through" intended for use in the developing world. This new system treats water in larger batches generating more safe to drink water. Having safe drinking water is vital for survival and helps eliminate many diseases caused by contaminated water.
Water - Super Money Maker Pump
The "Super Money Maker Pump" helps direct water to where it is needed through a hose similar to gardening hoses we use. The pump pulls water up from a death of up to seven meters and lifts it up to fourteen meters. This pump can help irrigate up to a two-acre area in eight hours and is fully manual. Having water for irrigation can help families make an income from farming plants.
Education - One Laptop per Child
This program distributes a specially designed $100 laptop to schools designed to aid children in developing countries. The laptop is an educational tool that helps children with learning, information and communication.
Energy - Starsight
The StarSight lamp combines solar-powered street lighting and internet access in a lamppost. This is a wireless configuration so it can reach areas where conventional power and telephone grids cannot reach.
Transport - Q Drum
The Q-Drum is a donut shaped containter used to transport water. This rolling water container makes it much easier to transport water, making it much easier to carry water especially in rural Africa where a clean water source may be kilometers away from their home.
2. How does stakeholder analysis enable sustainable and socially responsible design? (1 paragraph)
Stakeholder analysis helps the stakeholder see the benefits of each design. Stakeholder analysis can help them realize the pros and cons of the design and it can help the stakeholders see if the design will last or not to ensure sustainability. Also, an analysis of the design can highlight the effectiveness of a design and the resources that are required to produce the design.3. List five characteristics of socially responsible product design. (List of 5 points)